Former undisputed UFC welterweight title challenger, Darren Till will make his comeback to combat sports in the new year — booking a professional boxing match against compatriot, Tommy Fury on January 18. in Manchester under the banner of MisFits Boxing.
Till, a former undisputed welterweight championship challenger and middleweight contender, has been sidelined from combat sports since a brief boxing cameo against Mohammad Mutie back in the summer of this year, landing a controversial second round knockout win over the former in a trip to Dubai.
As for Fury, the half-brother of former undisputed WBC heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury, has been sidelined since he moved to 10-0 as a professional boxer in a unanimous decision win over musician and YouTuber, KSI back in October of last year in Manchester.
Darren Till set to fight Tommy Fury in January boxing match
And as per a report from Ariel Helwani on social media, Darren Till will take on Tommy Fury in a main event fight at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, England on January 18. — under the MisFits Boxing banner.
Breaking: Darren Till x Tommy Fury is going down Jan. 18 on @DAZNBoxing,” Helwani posted on X.
Departing the UFC a year ago, Liverpool striker, Till most recently suffered his third straight defeat at the middleweight limit in the form of a third round face crank submission loss to current divisional champion, Dricus du Plessis.
The defeat came off the back of a pair of main event losses to Derek Brunson via submission, and former champion, Robert Whittaker in a decision defeat, respectively.
A feature on reality television show, Love Island, prior to his decision win over KSI, Fury would hand recent big-winner, Jake Paul his first professional boxing loss in a split decision win over the course of eight rounds in February of last year in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.
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